Bright, colorful photos support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the long /a/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic nonfiction text also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read for information while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. Readers will learn about a baker and the cakes she makes. This nonfiction phonics title is paired with the fiction phonics title Skate on the Lake: Practicing the Long A Sound.The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the long /a/ sound found in the text* Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the long /a/ sound* Group Activity that guides students to identify the long /a/ sound, decode the words that contain it, and use the words* Extended Activity that provides students with additional opportunities to think about, list, and use words containing the long /a/ sound* Writing Activity that guides students to write the letters that make the long /a/ sound
